Brian Randall from the John Oxley Library recently presented a talk on the history and development of the Moreton Bay Penal settlement, which was established in Redcliffe in 1824, later moving to the site of the present day city of Brisbane.  The area was opened up to free settlement in 1842.

This presentation was part of the State Library’s on-going Uncovered series of presentations where original items and material from the library’s collections are made available for participants to view.

    

As part of this presentation a range of material relating to Queensland’s convict period was on display including items relating to one of the settlement’s most infamous commandants, Captain Patrick Logan.

A range of interesting questions were posed by participants who all showed great interest in the convict related material on display.

It is hoped to repeat this popular talk in the future.

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